Curious about how Fox would spin today’s impeachment presentation, I subjected myself to a half-hour of the Tucker Carlson show this evening, where I learned that Officer Brian Sicknick did not die from injuries sustained at the hands of the mob that stormed the capital on January 6, nor did George Floyd perish from police abuse, as reported, but rather from a previously unreported overdose of fentanyl. Why, I pondered, wasn’t I made aware of these revelations sooner?
No wonder the MAGA cult members have drifted so far from consensus reality!
The senators charged with the responsibility of judging the former president’s actions surrounding the capital riot should reflect deeply on the effect their votes will have on the odds of our democracy’s ultimate survival.
Rather than casting their votes based on fear of alienating their constituents and maybe losing re-election, Republican senators, and our nation, would be better served were they to fix their focus instead on fear of what may well result from the further empowerment of the former president’s followers, should they vote to acquit him.
The events of January 6 would never have occurred had these senators done their duty and voted to convict him the first time they had the chance.
Condemn or condone—those are the only two choices available. A vote not to convict the former president is a vote to condone his behavior vis a vis the insurrection he egged on last January 6. Doing so would be akin to opening a Pandora’s Box of unwanted eventualities. No! The only real and reasonable choice is for condemnation. For conviction!
In the end, no healing will be possible until those responsible for this attack on our democracy are held accountable for their actions, beginning with the former president.
There can be no healing without accountability.
Tim Konrad February 10, 2021
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